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malaise

(298,057 posts) Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:12 PM Jul 2016

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Why don't political parties in the USA have annual conferences. I think you'd sort out issues between elections in a much more structured way.

If you only have conventions in election years dissenters have no choice but to make their voices heard there. Parties are alliances of different factions.

One more thing if folks would silence fellow Democrats for their faction's benefit, are they really democratic???

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Serious question [View all] malaise Jul 2016 OP

Agreed. The Dems should meet next week and decide that only Dems vote in primaries. Buzz Clik Jul 2016 #1

That is an option malaise Jul 2016 #3

How so? DonRedwood Jul 2016 #7

What I am saying if that if Dems exclude independents malaise Jul 2016 #9

Independent members of the House and Senate should be barred from caucusing with either party. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2016 #11

As everybody should already know, that is impossible. longship Jul 2016 #17

We have 50 states that determine their own election laws loyalsister Jul 2016 #26

I don't know about every year... Blanks Jul 2016 #2

The DCCC handles that Recursion Jul 2016 #5

I don't see much on the TV though... Blanks Jul 2016 #8

Oh, fair point. I'd rather go the opposite direction Recursion Jul 2016 #14

Actually party meeting YouTube channels could be cool Recursion Jul 2016 #15

Agreed malaise Jul 2016 #16

With moderated comments sections for feedback Recursion Jul 2016 #18

I'm for whatever it takes to get the issues in front of the people... Blanks Jul 2016 #20

Party meetings aren't about issues Recursion Jul 2016 #22

That sounds like a work meeting... Blanks Jul 2016 #23

The state parties generally do Recursion Jul 2016 #4

politics is local loyalsister Jul 2016 #29

Those are two serious questions.... DonRedwood Jul 2016 #6

Maybe I worded it badly because they are not being silenced malaise Jul 2016 #10

When I was an elected member of the dem central committee years onecaliberal Jul 2016 #12

I hear you malaise Jul 2016 #13

For a national party in the US, that gets really expensive. nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #19

Why don't we have a holiday to vote in national elections? Rex Jul 2016 #21

It's not a holiday here but by law all employers have to give all workers three hours off to vote malaise Jul 2016 #24

I was going to ask where you lived, then I remembered! Rex Jul 2016 #25

Not really malaise Jul 2016 #28

Well hell that is still better then Texas! Rex Jul 2016 #30

Paid or unpaid? cherokeeprogressive Jul 2016 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author apcalc Jul 2016 #27

I believe that is what is supposed to be the function at your local state government level still_one Jul 2016 #31

All politics is local. GreenEyedLefty Jul 2016 #33

democratic governors association annual meeting BlueStateLib Jul 2016 #34